Mayor Darrin Canniff wants people to pray for Chatham-Kent council so that its members possess wisdom and insight as they move forward.

That was one of the requests made at the mayor’s prayer breakfast held Friday at Wallaceburg’s UAW local 251 hall.

The event was packed, attracting well over 100 people from various Christian faiths.

The breakfast used to be an annual event close to two decades ago, and at the urging of Canniff it was revived this year.

Attendees prayed for the mayor, Chatham-Kent councillors and local provincial and federal politicians.

Canniff said municipal politicians face adversities daily.

“We need to deal with that and a prayer (helps) deal with those things,” he said.

“The prayers help immensely.”

Wallaceburg Ministerial Association’s Brian Horrobin said the Bible mentions that it’s the responsibility of society to not only pray for its politicians but to also obey civic authority.

“The Bible says that we should be praying for people who are in governing authority,” Horrobin told the crowd.

The pastor said decisions must be made and not everybody will not be happy with those decisions.

“With the dawn of social media … it is open season all year long for people who are in public office. It should be a disgrace for any Christian to participate in this type of thing,” Horrobin said, noting that the best direction is to instead pray for the politicians and then go through the right channels to lobby and be respectful.

Five Chatham-Kent councillors attended the event, along with Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP Bev Shipley.

Proceeds from the breakfast will go towards supporting housing and the prevention of homelessness in Chatham-Kent.